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Agree
Created on: March 14, 2008 Last Updated: November 21, 2009
There should be mandatory drug testing in all public schools for administrators, teachers, and students.
by Corky Jones
Created on: July 20, 2007 Last Updated: December 21, 2011
Let's face it...red ribbons and "Say no to drugs" stickers just aren't cutting it. It's time for more
Created on: January 10, 2008 Last Updated: September 22, 2010
I am a qualified teacher who began teaching in the mid 1970's. Most will recall that this was the decade
by Joseph Malek
Created on: October 05, 2007 Last Updated: January 29, 2011
Like it or not, children who have not reached the age of being legal adults are not considered to be
by Jenny Tolley
Created on: May 20, 2009
Ordinarily I'm against anything that infringes against a person's civil liberties. On the surface,
Created on: July 21, 2009 Last Updated: July 25, 2009
Public schools should require mandatory drug testing. With many governmental programs and employment
by Belinda Long
Created on: August 15, 2009
Drug use has become a serious issue among teenagers. Parents often don't know their teenager is using
Created on: August 28, 2007 Last Updated: December 19, 2008
I know that this is a good idea - and I also know why it would never be implemented.
Why it's a good
by Mike Kopish
Created on: July 26, 2007
I realize the discussion of whether or not to impose mandatory testing comes with severe consequences
Created on: December 02, 2009
Drug Testing in Schools, should schools randomly drug test their students without consent?
There
Created on: March 08, 2009
If public students were suddenly forced to undergo mandatory drug tests, the reactions would be immediate
by Marlon Adams
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: April 28, 2010
Okay, let's just take a moment to appreciate the complexities of this issue. First of all don't think
by Toni Doswell
Created on: September 02, 2007
In just about every high school in America, you will find students who are addicted to drugs, or selling
by Sparx
Created on: November 27, 2007
Kids should be tested for drugs in the schools. It's a sad situation but the truth of the matter is
by Kim Sharpe
Created on: March 03, 2008
I think that mandatory drug testing would be an excellent idea. Schools seem to have no problem doing
Created on: February 11, 2008 Last Updated: June 21, 2008
Mandatory Drug Testing In Public Schools
I sure do agree that mandatory drug testing should be conducted
Created on: June 09, 2008
The use, creation, and distribution of drugs in school is one of those issues that is hard to rid a
Created on: October 19, 2007
Mandatory drug testing in America's high schools, while a travesty of civil rights violations, could
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by Lucius Trae
Created on: March 21, 2010 Last Updated: March 22, 2010
There are many reasons the public education system should not impose mandatory drug testing. Firstly,
by K. Russell
Created on: October 06, 2007
Mandatory drugs tests on individuals who have done nothing to indicate they might be using is a clear
by Aris Jameson
Created on: May 10, 2008 Last Updated: June 10, 2011
The editorial staff of the North County Times, a popular newspaper in California, recently composed
Created on: March 03, 2008
Schools play almost as a significant of a role in raising a child as a parents; not only do children
Created on: December 27, 2010 Last Updated: December 28, 2010
We live today in a time when the inalienable rights, privileges and freedoms of every American citizen
by Henri Zimand
Created on: January 17, 2009 Last Updated: July 21, 2011
Drugs have become a worldwide challenge, and it is certainly not by drug testing students that we shall
Created on: May 15, 2010
I believe that drug testing, particularly random drug testing, should not be allowed in public schools
Created on: December 29, 2009
For as many benefits as there are to mandatory drug testing in high schools, there are also disadvantages.
by Dee Devers
Created on: September 09, 2008 Last Updated: August 09, 2011
Public schools should not be allowed to drug test children at any point. Questions of drug abuse should
Created on: August 31, 2008
Disagree.
Not only do I disagree on such a practice, I believe it is also absurd to even entertain the
Created on: August 18, 2009 Last Updated: August 19, 2009
This is unconstitutional to the up most extreme, and I will prove that with facts, cases, and the law.
by Kat92
Created on: January 27, 2009
Mandatory drug testing of public school students goes way beyond educating our young people. Mandatory
by Joe Ninety
Created on: December 11, 2010
The proposition, as it stands, presumes school students to be guilty, rather than the presumption of
by Bobby Brown
Created on: December 29, 2010
Somehow I'm sure that mandatory drug testing of students violates Amendment IV of the US Constitution
by Ken Nickson
Created on: June 03, 2010 Last Updated: June 04, 2010
As a student, I dislike school in general. The only thing keeping me from dropping out is my friends
by Jen Thorpe
Created on: September 13, 2007
Mandatory drug testing on students in public schools is going to cause more problems than it is able
by Stushie
Created on: January 18, 2008
Why is it that we think our kids in public schools are the only ones with drug problems? If you look
Created on: July 19, 2007
The fourth amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees people the right to be free from "unreasonable
by Kevin Reilly
Created on: February 13, 2008
Our public school system has enough on its plate that it need not become a surrogate parent to our children.
Created on: March 11, 2008 Last Updated: August 15, 2011
It is not the place of the schools to test their students for drug use. It falls upon the parents to